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Bill Chappell

Tennessee is hit with a $100K fine and needs new goal posts after euphoric win

Tennessee Volunteers fans tear down a goal post after their team defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium. The school is facing a large fine — and it wants help paying for new goal posts. (Donald Page/Getty Images)

The University of Tennessee is being disciplined by its sports conference after euphoric football fans rushed the field in a sea of orange to celebrate a nail-biting shootout win over Alabama on Saturday.

The school is also looking for help paying for new goal posts: The crowd tore them down and ferried them out of the stadium. And as the raucous celebration continued, videos showed a throng of people carrying a goal post down the street and hurling it into the nearby Tennessee River.

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